36x^2+9x-20=0

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Solution for 36x^2+9x-20=0 equation:


Simplifying
36x2 + 9x + -20 = 0

Reorder the terms:
-20 + 9x + 36x2 = 0

Solving
-20 + 9x + 36x2 = 0

Solving for variable 'x'.

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
36 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '36'.
-0.5555555556 + 0.25x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '0.5555555556' to each side of the equation.
-0.5555555556 + 0.25x + 0.5555555556 + x2 = 0 + 0.5555555556

Reorder the terms:
-0.5555555556 + 0.5555555556 + 0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5555555556

Combine like terms: -0.5555555556 + 0.5555555556 = 0.0000000000
0.0000000000 + 0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5555555556
0.25x + x2 = 0 + 0.5555555556

Combine like terms: 0 + 0.5555555556 = 0.5555555556
0.25x + x2 = 0.5555555556

The x term is 0.25x.  Take half its coefficient (0.125).
Square it (0.015625) and add it to both sides.

Add '0.015625' to each side of the equation.
0.25x + 0.015625 + x2 = 0.5555555556 + 0.015625

Reorder the terms:
0.015625 + 0.25x + x2 = 0.5555555556 + 0.015625

Combine like terms: 0.5555555556 + 0.015625 = 0.5711805556
0.015625 + 0.25x + x2 = 0.5711805556

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 0.125)(x + 0.125) = 0.5711805556

Calculate the square root of the right side: 0.755764881

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 0.125) equal to 0.755764881 and -0.755764881.

Subproblem 1

x + 0.125 = 0.755764881 Simplifying x + 0.125 = 0.755764881 Reorder the terms: 0.125 + x = 0.755764881 Solving 0.125 + x = 0.755764881 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.125' to each side of the equation. 0.125 + -0.125 + x = 0.755764881 + -0.125 Combine like terms: 0.125 + -0.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = 0.755764881 + -0.125 x = 0.755764881 + -0.125 Combine like terms: 0.755764881 + -0.125 = 0.630764881 x = 0.630764881 Simplifying x = 0.630764881

Subproblem 2

x + 0.125 = -0.755764881 Simplifying x + 0.125 = -0.755764881 Reorder the terms: 0.125 + x = -0.755764881 Solving 0.125 + x = -0.755764881 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-0.125' to each side of the equation. 0.125 + -0.125 + x = -0.755764881 + -0.125 Combine like terms: 0.125 + -0.125 = 0.000 0.000 + x = -0.755764881 + -0.125 x = -0.755764881 + -0.125 Combine like terms: -0.755764881 + -0.125 = -0.880764881 x = -0.880764881 Simplifying x = -0.880764881

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {0.630764881, -0.880764881}

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